Chemists create the ultimate natural sunscreen
Chemists, materials scientists and nanoengineers at UC San Diego have created what may be the ultimate natural sunscreen.
Nanomaterials
May 17, 2017
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Intel sharing at heart of US, Europe talks on laptop ban
The intelligence behind plans to broaden a U.S. ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to include planes from Europe took center stage on Wednesday as American and European officials met to discuss the looming decision.
Other
May 17, 2017
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One of first Soviet cosmonauts Gorbatko dies
Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Gorbatko, a colleague of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, died Wednesday at the age of 82, Russia's space agency said.
Space Exploration
May 17, 2017
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Butterfly wings inspire invention that opens door to new solar technologies
Engineers have invented tiny structures inspired by butterfly wings that open the door to new solar cell technologies and other applications requiring precise manipulation of light.
Optics & Photonics
May 17, 2017
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Hunting for the superpartner of the top quark
Supersymmetry (SUSY) is one of the most attractive theories extending the Standard Model of particle physics. SUSY would provide a solution to several of the Standard Model's unanswered questions, by more than doubling the ...
General Physics
May 17, 2017
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Diverse populations make rational collective decisions
Yes/no binary decisions by individual ants can lead to a rational decision as a collective when the individuals have differing preferences to the subject, according to research recently published in the journal Royal Society ...
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2017
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Physicists use Einstein's 'spooky' entanglement to invent super-sensitive gravitational wave detector
The first direct detection of gravitational waves, a phenomenon predicted by Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity, was reported by scientists in 2016.
General Physics
May 17, 2017
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Are public sector organisations more at risk from cyber-attacks on old computers?
Hospitals across Britain were crippled by the recent ransomware cyber-attack, making the country's National Health Service one of the most high-profile victims of the global incident.
Security
May 17, 2017
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New computation tools enable much faster and cheaper product development
Faster, more accurate and agile computation tools and methods have been developed through the SEMTEC project, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. This will enable the elimination of the expensive and time-consuming ...
Software
May 17, 2017
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Differences in fat tissues' light reflecting properties make for easy detection
A technique that uses light imaging to monitor how one type of fat tissue is converted to another has been employed by A*STAR researchers to better understand conditions such as diabetes and obesity. The technique could underpin ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 17, 2017
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